2. '9'. 16. [USA]: n.d.A short pamphlet dating from around 1920, containing a
very brief history of the movement, a discussion of the 'twelve basic Baha'i
principles', and selections from sacred writings.

73. Adamson, Hugh. "'Faith for this age'." The Month (London) CCLII
(Second New Series vol. 24, Nos.9/10) (1485-6 September-October 1991): 374-75.
Part of a feature entitled 'The Good News and Other Faiths'.

74. Afnan, Ruhi. The Revelation of Baha'u'llah and the Bab. New York:
Philosophical Library, 1970. [Details of Afnan]

84. Alter, S. Neale. Studies in Bahaism. 72. Beirut: American Press,
1923.13.3. Ph.D., University of Edinburgh 'The purpose of this treatise on
Bahaism is to present a brief yet comprehensive discussion of the main tenets
of Bahaism, to serve as a handbook on this religion ... There is no attempt to
make an apology for Christianity, except so far as Bahaism and Christianity are
contrasted in the chapter on the Philosophy of Bahaism.' [Preface] 13.3.

95. Appreciations of the Baha'i Faith: Reprinted from The Baha'i World. Vol.
VIII and IX. 69. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1947. A
slightly longer version of the collection of references published under the
same title in 1941. Collins 7.64.

96. Appreciations of the Baha'i Faith: Reprinted from the Baha'i World. Vol.
VIII. 66. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1941. A collection
of sixty-one favourable references to Baha'is and Baha'ism by various eminent
people. See also item x.Collins 7.63.

101. Assad'Ullah, Mirza. The School of the Prophets. 163. Translated by
Ameen Ullah Fareed; with an introduction by Edwin Harley Pratt. Chicago: Bahai
Publishing Society, 1907. Collins 7.74. An important early introduction to
Bahaism, based on material from private correspondence.

106. Bach, Marcus. "'Baha'i: A Second Look'." The Christian Century 74
(April 10, 1957): 449-51. A sympathetic account by a well-known American
scholar of religion, addressing two 'stumbling-blocks' for Christians
confronted with Baha'i claims: the emphasis on Baha' Allah as Christ returned
and the apparent lack of a 'personal gospel'. Reprinted as a pamphlet,
Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, n.d.

115. Baha'i Faith and Its World Community, The. Reissued 1985, Hong
Kong, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Hong Kong (in two versions,
one with statistics for Hong Kong, one without); 1985, n.p. [Dublin], National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Ireland ed., 2. n.p. [Thornhill, Ont.]:
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada, 1982. Collins
7.199-202.

135. Baha'i Faith. Oakham, Rutland: Baha'i Publishing Trust, n.d.
[197?]. Basic pamphlet widely used in the UK during the 1970s. Gives basic
principles and very general statement on 'Who are the Baha'is?'.

141. Baha'i Faith: There Is an Old Saying: 'When You See a Track or a
Footprint That You Do Not Know, Follow It to the Point of Knowing'. 6, 8.
Thornhill, Ont.: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada, n.d.
[1984]. Collins 7.230.

148. Baha'i Story, The. 88. Wilmette, Ill.: American Indian Service
Committee, a Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the
United States, 1961. Collins 7.414a Prepared by Baha'i missionaries stationed
in the Navajo Indian Reservation.

194. Berger, Peter L. (1954). From Sect to Church: A Sociological
Interpretation of the Baha'i Movement. Ph. D ., New School of Social Research.
194 p. and Berger is one of the foremost mid-twentieth century sociologists.
His was the first sociological analysis of the Baha'i religion. Berger sought
to describe two fundamental transformations of the Baha'i Faith: (1) the
transformation from a millenarian movement within Shi'i Islam into an
independent religion with a worldwide following; (2) the 'routinization of
charismatic leadership' into largely rational-legal forms. He uses the concept
of 'motif. :13.12. c/r sociology.

203. Bois, Jules. "'The New Religions of America, III: Babism and Bahaism'."
The Forum 74 (1 July 1925): 1-10. Collins 11.212 Bois was a well-known
French journalist who had written widely on occult groups in Paris.

209. Brittingham, Isabella D. The Revelation of Baha-Ullah: A Sequence of
Four Lessons. 1st.; 9th. ed. 1920 ed., Chicago: Baha'i Publishing Society,
1902. One of the earliest brief (33pp.) expositions of the movement by a
western convert (1852-1924 -- for details, see Whitehead, Some Early Baha'is
of the West [section x, item xx], pp.131-38). The contents owe much to her
1901 visit to 'Abd al-Baha' in Palestine.

217. Call of Baha'u'llah, The. 38. London: Baha'i Publishing Trust,
1970. A medium-length introductory booklet commemorating Baha' Allah's
proclamation to the kings and rulers. Covers the original proclamation and the
fate of those addressed, basic history, links with the British Isles, and the
administration. Contains numerous selections from scripture, appreciations by
eminent figures, statistics, and bibliography.

223. Chase (1847-1912) was the first American Baha'i. An insurance salesman
and a Swedenborgian, he was converted by Ibrahim Khayrullah in 1894. Having
penned a number of pamphlets about the Baha'i cause, he produced the present
work after his return from a pilgrimage to Acre in 1907. A brief history of the
movement is followed by a general exposition of its teachings, with an emphasis
on the fulfilment of prophecy. For more on Chase, see Section x, item xx.

276. Delahunt, Jacqueline Left Hand Bull. 'Baha'i. Native Wisdom', in A
Parliament of Souls: In Search of Global Spirituality: interviews with 28
spiritual leaders from around the world, San Francisco, KQED Books, 1995
(companion to a Public Television series).

286. Do You Know in What Day You Are Living? Reprinted, n.d. [between
1960 and 1969], Toronto, Ont., National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Canada, 5 pp. ed., 6. Kampala, Uganda: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of Central and East Africa, n.d. [between 1956 and 1964]. Collins
7.817-18.

304. Dyar, Aseyeh Allen and Harrison G[ray] Dyar. The Bahai Revelation as
Presented in Five Short Talks. 28. Washington, D.C.: 1919. Collins 7.828a
Harrison Dyar was editor of the Baha'i magazine Reality from 1922 to
1929. For details, see Smith, 'Reality magazine: Editorship and
Ownership of an American Baha'i Periodical' in Cole & Momen (eds.), From
Iran East & West (item xxxx), p145 ff.

305. Dyar, Aseyeh Allen. Introduction to the Bahai Revelation: Being a
Series of Talks Given During the Summer of 1919 on a Trip through the Northwest
Introductory to a Statement of the Message of the Bahai Revelation. 111.
Washington, D.C.: 1920. Collins 7.828 Converted in 1901, the author was the
second wife of Harrison Dyar, editor of the Baha'i magazine Reality.

324. Extract from a Tablet of Baha'u'llah. Enoch, the Messenger. [4].
n.p.: n.d. [196-?]. Recounts the ascent of Enoch into heaven and his encounter
with a celestial being who was later to appear on earth. Collins 7.899.

325. Facts About the Baha'i Faith. [2]. London: National Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of the British Isles, n.d. [195- or 196-]. Collins
7.901.

341. Fitzgerald, Nathan Ward. The New Revelation: Its Marvelous Message.
288. Tacoma, WA: 1905. The earliest substantial work by a western convert. Not
much is known of Colonel Fitzgerald. He was an active proponent of the second
coming in Seattle and elsewhere, and seems to have produced an independent
Baha'i magazine about this period.

342. Five essays, beginning with the 19th century expectation of a new age and
the apparent disappointment of that hope. The author contrasts subsequent
disillusionment and disintegration with the Baha'i belief in a spiritual
rebirth that is as yet unperceived by the mass of humanity. 1984.7. 1626.

359. Gail, Marzieh. Dawn Over Mount Hira and Other Essays. vii, 245.
Oxford: George Ronald, 1976. Collected essays on Islamic and Baha'i themes.
Topics range from Persian love poetry to Baha'i history. Most items appeared
originally in the magazine World Order. Collins 7.1024.

365. Gaver , Jessica Russell. The Baha'i Faith: The Dynamic New
Religion. New York: Award Books, 1968. An enthusiastic introduction not,
apparently, approved by the Baha'i authorities. A reprint of her The Baha'i
Faith, the Dawn of a New Day (item x).

366. Gaver, Jessica Russell. The Baha'i Faith, the Dawn of a New Day.
Reprinted as The Baha'i Faith, the Dynamic New Religion (item x) ed.,
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1967.

367. Gaver, Jessyca Russell. The Baha'i Faith: The Dawn of a New Day.
Reissued as The Baha'i Faith, 1968, New York, Award Books/ London,
Tandem Books, 222 pp. ed., 223. New York: Hawthorn Books Inc., 1967. Collins
7.1040-1 A popular introduction by a believer, characterized by enthusiasm more
than accuracy. [Double listing]

384. Gouvion, Colette and Philippe Jouvion. The Gardeners of God. An
Encounter with Five Million Baha'is. Oxford: Oneworld, 224 pp. A general
account by two French journalists. Originally published as Les jardiniers de
Dieu: à la rencontre de 5 millions de Baha'is, Paris, Berg
International/Tacor International, 1989, 215 pp.

402. Hall, E.T. The Universal Religion. n.p. [Manchester?]: NSA of the
Baha'is of the British Isles, 1927.

403. Hampson, Arthur. (1980). The Growth and Spread of the Baha'i Faith. Ph.D.,
University of Hawaii. xvii, 524 p and and its dissemination has been viewed as
a consequence of its internal structure and decision-making patterns. It was
found that a strong centralized leadership has facilitated diffusion, that
religious beliefs have favored dissemination efforts, and that 'The objective
of this research has been to describe and account for the growth and spread of
the Baha'i Faith. The religion has been considered as an innovation. 13.27.

410. Hatcher, William S. and J. Douglas Martin. The Baha'i Faith: The
Emerging Global Religion. xvii, 226. San Francisco, Calif.: Harper &
Row, 1984. Described as 'the first definitive introduction -- sure to become a
standard reference work', and claiming to blend firsthand observation with 'the
extensive results of recent scholarship', this is nothing but a straight Baha'i
introduction dressed up to look a little like an academic study, which it most
definitely is not. For further details, see review by MacEoin (item x). Collins
7.1143.

434. Holley, Horace. Religion for Mankind. Reprinted 1966; 1st. US ed.,
1967, Wilmette, Ill., Baha'i Publishing Trust; paperback ed., London, George
Ronald, 1963, 1969, 1976. ed., 248. London: George Ronald, 1956. A collection
of talks and essays, many of them reprinted (without publishing history) under
five headings: The Need for Religion; The New Dispensation; A Spiritual
Society; The Man of Faith; and The Centre of the Covenant. Holley's early
social and economic concerns are well represented. Collins 7.1222.

461. Johnson, . Vernon Elvin. (1974). An Historical Analysis of Critical
Transformations in the Evolution of the Baha'i World Faith. Ph.D., Baylor
University. x, 444 p. and the tensions in the faith it produced, and the
adjustments it necessitated ... Each transformation was of a criticial nature,
producing a majority who accepted and a minority who rejected each
transformation.' [Abstract] The thesis focuses on 'the major transformations
which have occurred in the religion . . . giving particular attention to the
opposition each transformation aroused. 12.32. [double listing]

463. Johnson, Vernon Elvin. "An Historical Analysis of Critical
Transformations in the Evolution of the Baha'i World Faith." Ph.D., Baylor
University, Texas, 1974. One of the most comprehensive and useful surveys of
the subject, surprisingly never published. Johnson covers Babi and Baha'i
history from the Bab to the schisms following the election of the Universal
House of Justice. He makes extensive and intelligent use of unstudied dissident
sources; but for the early period he is restricted to secondary materials. His
main thesis is that the movement has undergone radical alterations over its
history. University Microfilms 75-20,564.

470. Kazemzadeh, Firuz. The Baha'i Faith. Reprinted from the
Encyclopaedia Britannica [ed. etc.] ed., 13. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i
Publishing Trust, 1974. A short summary originally written for the
Encyclopaedia Britannica. Kazemzadeh was professor of Russian History at
Yale and Chairman of the National Baha'i Assembly of the US. Although academic
in tone, the article follows a strictly orthodox presentation of history and
doctrine.

471. Kazemzadeh, Firuz. The Baha'i Faith: A Summary Reprinted from the
Encyclopaedia Britannica. Large type ed., Wilmette, Ill., Baha'i Publishing
Trust, 19 pp. ed., 13. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1976. Collins
7.1354-5 Although written for the Britannica, this is not an objective account.
The author was for many years chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of
the Baha'is of the United States and Professor of Russian History at Yale.
[double listing?]

480. Kheiralla, Ibrahim George. Bab-Ed-Din, the Door of True Religion: 1,
Za-ti-et Al-lah, 2, El Fi-da: Revelation from the East: Rational Argument.
84. Chicago: Chas. H. Kerr and Company, 1897. The second full-length Baha'i
publication in English, written by a Syrian missionary who was the first
missionary for the faith in North America (see Hollinger, section x, item xx;
Stockman, section x, item xx). The first part is a rewrite of Kheiralla's
previous Za-ti-et Al-lah of the previous year (item x). The content,
like that of his other works, is idiosyncratic, and was soon superseded by more
orthodox presentations. Collins 7.1365.

481. Kheiralla, Ibrahim George. Za-Ti-Et Al-Lah: The Identity and the
Personality of God. Republished in the author's Bab-Ed-Din (item
xx) ed., 44. Chicago: Grant's Printery, 1896.The first of Kheirallah's two
published versions of the lessons used by him in introducing Baha'ism to
American converts Collins 7.1366.

502. Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Brighton (England). An
Invitation to People of Modern Thought. 6. Brighton, U.K.: Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Brighton, n.d. [1952?]. Collins 7.1425.

503. Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Peterborough (U.K.). For
You. [12]. Peterborough, U.K.: Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Peterborough, n.d. [between 1970 and 1978]. Collins 7.1431 A collection of bits
and pieces, including quotations from various sources.

508. Mahmoudi, Jalil. (1966). A Sociological Analysis of the Baha'i Movement.
Ph.D., University of Utah. vii, I47 p. and Not so much a sociological analysis
as it is an introductory examination of Baha'i belief and organization.
13.38.

510. Marsella, Elena Maria. The Quest for Eden. New York: The
Philosophical Library, 1966. 275 p LC card 66--16172. The Eden myth and its
expected fulfilment in a future promised age. Marsella associates its
fulfilment with the appearance of the Baha'i Faith and its awaited 'golden
age'. 1966.7.1510.

540. Murchie, Guy. I am a Baha'i. First published in the Chicago
Sunday Tribune Magazine Section ed., 4. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing
Trust, 1976. A short general introduction, emphasizing the lives of the Bab
and Baha' Allah. Murchie was a former staff writer for the Chicago Sunday
Tribune and the author of several general books on religious subjects,
including Music of the Spheres.

544. Nash, Geoffrey. The Phoenix and the Ashes: The Baha'i Faith and the
Modern Apocalypse. Oxford: George Ronald, 1984. ix, 148 p.

545. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia. Public
Information Office. The Baha'i Faith. 2 leaves. Mona Vale, N.S.W.:
Public Information Office of the Baha'is of Australia, n.d. [197-]. Collins
7.1647.

546. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Cameroon. Baha'i 15.
Victoria, Cameroon: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Cameroon,
n.d. [1978?]. Collins 7.1662.

547. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Cameroon. The Baha'i
Faith. 7. Victoria, Cameroon: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Cameroon, 1980. Collins 7.1663.

548. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada. National Teaching
Committee. A Series of Lessons on the Baha'i Faith. 15. Thornhill, Ont.:
National [Baha'i] Teaching Committee, n.d. [1983]. Collins 7.1692.

549. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Hong Kong. The Baha'i
Faith Reference File. 28. Hong Kong: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of Hong Kong, 1979. Collins 7.1715.

550. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Jamaica. A Statement: the
Baha'i Faith. 17. Kingston, Jamaica: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of Jamaica, n.d. [1980]. Collins 7.1739.

551. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Malaysia. The Baha'i
Faith. [2], with several flip-out pages. n.p. [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]:
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Malaysia, n.d. [1979]. Collins
7.1754.

553. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nigeria. The Baha'i
Faith. 19. Lagos, Nigeria: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Nigeria, 1980. Collins 7.1789.

554. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nigeria. The Baha'i
Faith. 20. Lagos, Nigeria: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Nigeria, 1984. Collins 7.1790.

555. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Papua New Guinea. The
Baha'i Faith. 16. Lae, Papua New Guinea: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of Papua New Guinea, n.d. [1978?]. Collins 7.1794.

556. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Papua New Guinea. The
Baha'i Faith. 22. Lae, Papua New Guinea: Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of Papua New Guinea, n.d. [1985]. Collins 7.1795.

557. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Samoa. The Baha'i
Faith. 13 leaves. Apia, Samoa: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of Samoa, 1977. Collins 7.1804.

558. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Fiji Islands. The
Baha'i Faith. 12 leaves. Suva, Fiji Islands: National Spiritual Assembly of
the Baha'is of the Fiji Islands, 1977. Collins 7.1705.

559. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Fiji Islands. The
Baha'i Faith. 27, [12]. Suva, Fiji: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of the Fiji Islands, n.d. [1985]. Collins 7.1706.

560. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Fiji Islands. Welcome
Into the Baha'i World Community. Suva: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of the Fiji Islands, 6 p. n.d. [1974].7.1707.

561. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Gilbert Islands and
Tuvalu. What Is a Baha'i!!: Basic Duties and Responsibilities of a Baha'i.
Tarawa: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Gilbert Islands
and Tuvalu, 1978. 16 p. 1978.7.1711.

562. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Philippines. The
Baha'i Faith Reference File. [22]. Manila, Philippines: National Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of the Philippines, 1977. Collins 7.1797.

563. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland.
'Examine Our Cause'. 12. Dublin, Ireland: National Spiritual Assembly of
the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland, n.d. [1984]. Collins 7.1736.

564. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland.
The Baha'i Faith. [2], with 16 fold-out pages. Dublin, Ireland: National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland, n.d. [1981].
Collins 7.1735.

565. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom.
Baha'i. 22. London: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the
United Kingdom, 1979. Collins 7.1830.

566. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and
Canada. The Baha'i Community: A Summary of Its Foundation and
Organization. Reissued, 1960, New Delhi, Baha'i Publishing Trust, vii, 68
pp. ed., vii, 70. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1947. Collins
7.1950-51.

567. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and
Canada. The World Faith of Baha'u'llah: A Summary of Its Aims, Teachings,
History and Administrative Order. Reissued 1944, [8] pp. ed., 4. Wilmette,
Ill.: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and
Canada, 1943. Collins 7.1967.

568. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. National
Programming Committee. A New Approach to Baha'u'llah and the New Era.
Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1949, 46 p. n.d. [1950?].7
1895.

570. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. Public
Information Office. Who is Baha'u'llah? Wilmette, Ill.: Public
Information Office, 4 leaves. 1966 n.d. [1972?] n.d. [1978].7.1943.

571. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. The
Religion of Humanity: The Meaning of the Baha'i World Faith. 6. Wilmette,
Ill.: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, n.d.
[after 1953]. Collins 7.1870.

572. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Tonga. The Baha'i
Faith. 18 leaves. Nuku'alofa, Tonga: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of Tonga, 1979. Collins 7.1821.

573. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Zambia. The Baha'i
Faith. [2], with 14 flip-up leaves. Lusaka, Zambia: National Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Zambia, n.d. [1981?]. Collins 7.1988.

574. National Spiritual Assembly, of the Baha'is of the US and Canada (Comp.).
The Baha'i Movement: Aims and Purposes of the Baha'i Faith, Outline of
History, Principles of Administration, Excerpts from the Sacred Writings, and
Reading List. 47. New York: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1931.

579. OËzsuca, Dr. N. [s has cedilla]. Bahai Dini: Tarihi, Prenslipleri
ve Din[[apple]] HuËkuËmleri. Ankara: Basnur Matbaasi, 1967, 124
pp; 1989, 129 pp.. Turkish. A general introduction with rather more on laws
than in other European languages. Contains translations of American and
European testimonials concerning Baha'ism.

593. Perkins, Mary and Philip Hainsworth. The Baha'i Faith. Living
Religions, London: Ward Lock Educational, 1980. An illustrated introduction
forming part of Ward Lock's Living Religions Series. Unhappily, the content is
highly uncritical and ill-informed, and the volume even carries the official
approval of the Baha'i National Assembly. As a readily-assimilable presentation
of official Baha'i opinion, it serves it purpose well enough.

595. Pinchon, Florence. The Coming of "The Glory" : (As Described in the
Bahai Writings). 144. London: Simpkin Marshall Ltd., 1928. A broad account
of the movement, emphasizing the main historical figures from the Bab to
(briefly) Shoghi Effendi. The final chapter is a futuristic vision of the
coming Baha'i utopia, the style rather cloying.7.2128.

597. Pope, Liston. (1932). The Humanitarian Ideals of Bahaism: A Study of Bahai
History and Doctrine. B.D., Duke University School of Religion. 132 p. and The
thesis treats 'the humanitarian ideals of the faith by tracing the historical
development of the ideals of its leaders . . . Of all the fantastical dreams of
man Bahaism. 13.48.

604. Questions the World Is Asking. [4], [4], [4], [4], [4]. Wilmette,
Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Committee, n.d. [early 1950s]. Collins 7.2168 In
five parts: 1. Has Religion Failed?; 2. Why This World Upheaval?;
Is There a World Leader?; Can Peace Be Maintained?; Can Human Nature Be
Changed?

629. Remey, Charles Mason. Twelve Articles Introductory to the Study of the
Baha'i Teachings. Also issued [?] as A Series of Twelve Articles
Introductory to the Study of the Baha'i Teachings, Florence, Italy, 1925
ed., New York: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1925.

644. Roemer, Hermann. Die Babi-Beha'i: eine Studie zur Religionsgeschichte
des Islams. 193. Potsdam, Germany: Verlag der deutschen Orient-mission,
1912. An important study of the movement up to 1911. This was originally
written as the author's Inaugural Dissertation for the Doctorate in Higher
Philosophy at Tubingen university.

646. Rosenberg, Ethel J. A Brief Account of the Bahai Movement. 29.
Hampstead/London: The Priory Press/J. M. Watkins for the Bahai Society of
London, 1911. Collins 7.2312 Rosenberg (1858-1930) was one of the earliest
Baha'i converts in England. See Whitehead, Some Early Baha'is of the
West (item xxxx), pp. 55-64.

648. Rosenberg, Ethel J. and G. Palgrave [is this name on 2nd. ed?] Simpson.
A Brief Account of the Baha'i Movement. 1st. London, Priory Press, for
the Baha'i Society of London, 1911 ed., West Kensington: Burnside Ltd., n.d.
[1911]. A brief (29 pp.) essay by one of the earliest English converts
(1858-1930), who had visited 'Abd al-Baha' in Palestine on three occasions
between 1901 and 1909.

649. Rosenberg, Ethel. A Brief Sketch of Behaism. London: R.F. Hunger,
1905. A very early work by the first Englishwoman to convert to the movement
(see under item x). A very early work by the first Englishwoman to convert to
the movement (see under item x).

683. Smith and Peter Rodney Peatfield. "A Sociological Study of the Babi and
Baha'i Religions." Ph.D., Lancaster University, 1982. By far the most
comprehensive and intelligent sociological study of the two movements, a much
fuller version of his published survey (item x). Smith makes up for his lack of
Persian and Arabic by an intelligent use of good secondary sources for the
early period and the Islamic/Iranian background. Round coverage of topics
normally avoided by Baha'i writers, such as Babi militancy and internal
dissidence. Excellent on the US and modern developments. c/r sociology.

686. Smith, Peter. (1982). A Sociological Study, University of Lancaster. xiv
of the Babi and Baha'i Religions. Ph. D., 549 p., and Examination of the
changing social and historical context of the Babi and Baha'i religions. The
author uses the concept of 'motif' - fundamental patterns of religious
experience - to. 13.59. [double listing]

687. Smith, Peter. The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From messianic Shi'ism to
a world religion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. The best
modern introduction to the subject, based on the author's doctoral thesis (item
x). Although himself an active Baha'i, Smith succeeds in applying sound
sociological judgement to the history and dynamics of the two religions. His
chief contribution is an examination of central themes under the form of
'dominant motifs'. A good knowledge of the Islamic and Iranian backgrounds
renders his historical chapters well above average. c/r sociology.

688. Smith, Peter. The Baha'i Religion: A Short Introduction to its History
and Teachings. Oxford: George Ronald, 1988. A rather disappointing volume
published shortly after his earlier, more academic study, The Babi and
Baha'i Religions (item x). Here, Smith abandons his academic role and
writes from an orthodox Baha'i viewpoint. All the sources cited are officially
sanctioned. A lengthy appendix (pp.55-105) contains extracts from the Baha'i
writings.

692. Sohrab, Mirza Ahmad. "'The Bahai Cause'." In Religion in the Twentieth
Century, ed. Vergilius Ferm. 307-14. Reissued as Living Schools of
Religion (Religion in the Twentieth Century), 1958, Ames, Iowa,
Littlefield, Adams & Co. ed., Vol. New York: The Philosophical Library,
1948. Sohrab draws attention to the existence of his breakaway New History
Society, but does challenge the claim of Shoghi Effendi to have been appointed
by a will written by 'Abd al-Baha'

701. Story of Baha'i, World's Newest Religion, The. First published in
The Sunday Standard, May 28, 1978 ed., 1 folded sheet. Lagos, Nigeria:
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nigeria, 1978. Collins 7.2483.

705. Suhrab, Inayat Allah. Mabadi-yi istidlal. [Tehran]: Baha'i
Publishing Committee, 130 B.E./1973-74. A general work intended for a Shi'ite
Muslim audience. The early chapters follow a broad pattern established in
Islamic literature, demonstrating the necessity of a Creator, religion, and
prophets. Later chapters are devoted to the citation of prophecies from various
sacred texts, mainly the Qur'an and Islamic traditions.

708. Summary of Baha'i History. 16. Anchorage, Al.: NSA of the Baha'is
of Alaska, 1980. Summarizes Baha'i history, but also gives details of basic
teachings, quotes appreciations of Baha'ism by world leaders, and describes the
growth of the movement in Alaska.

716. The Baha'i Faith, a Summary of Its Aims, Purposes, History, Fundamental
Teachings and Administrative Order. [3]. West Englewood, N.J.: National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada, n.d.
[192- or 193-]. Collins 7.192.

717. The Baha'i Faith, a Universal Religion for Today's World: A New T.V.
Series in the Chinese Language (Mandarin). [4]. San Fernando, Calif.: Light
Years International, n.d. [1982]. Collins 7.194.

718. The Baha'i Faith, a World-Wide Cause for the Realization of the Oneness
of Mankind. 11. New York: Baha'i Publishing Committee, n.d. [193-].
Collins 7.195.

735. The Baha'i Faith. [8]. London: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of the United Kingdom, n.d. [1985]. Collins 7.188.

736. The Baha'i Faith. [8]. n.p. [New Delhi]: National Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of India, n.d. [1980]. Collins 7.181 Used during
Indian Baha'i Centenary.

737. The Baha'i Faith: A Summary of its Aims and Purposes, History,
Fundamental Teaching, and Administrative Order. Wilmette, Ill.: NSA of the
Baha'i of US and Canada, n.d.-c. A brave attempt to get everything into a
three-page pamphlet.

751. The Bahai Movement: Rapidly Spreading Throughout the World, and
Attracting the Attention of Scholars, Savants and Religionists of All Countries
-- Oriental and Occidental. [2]. n.p.: n.d. [191-?]. Collins 7.362.

767. The Search for Truth: The Baha'i Faith. Reprinted n.d. [1981],
London, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom ed.,
[2]. New Delhi: Baha'i Publishing Trust, n.d. [1981]. Collins 7.2352-3.

768. They Are All But One. Reprinted n.d. [1981], New Delhi, Baha'i
Publishing Trust, [4] pp. ed., [2]. London: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of the United Kingdom, n.d. [1981]. Collins 7.2545-6.

784. United States. Bureau of the Census. Baha'is: Statistics, History,
Doctrine, and Organization. 11. Washington, D.C.: United States Government
Printing Office, 1929. Collins 7.2625 From the Census of Religious Bodies 1926
c/r statistics.

785. Universal Guidance Renewed. Reprinted 1980 ed., 8. London: Baha'i
Publishing Trust, n.d.-q. A short pamphlet (one of a series of three with
items x and xx), aimed at Christians. Starting with Pope John XXIII's
encyclical 'Pacem in Terris', the pamphlet urges the need for a new faith to
achieve the vision of universal peace. Gives basic teachings, with remarks on
politics and the Baha'i administration.

824. What Is the Baha'i World Faith: A World Religion Day Script for 2
Voices. 8 leaves. n.p. [Wilmette, Ill.]: [Baha'i] Radio Service Committee,
1960. Collins 7.2724.

825. What Is This Faith Called Baha'i? First published in The Virgin
Islander, v.2, no.6 ed., 4. n.p. [St. Thomas, Virgin Islands]: [National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Leeward and Virgin Islands], n.d.
[1979?]. Collins 7.2725.

826. What is the Baha'i Faith? 8. Chicago: n.d.-r.

827. What it means to be a Baha'i. 5. London: Baha'i Publishing Trust,
1971. Short pamphlet designed for new converts. Gives information on basic
beliefs, history, administration, laws, membership, and 'the Baha'i life'.

828. What Others Say About the Baha'i Faith. Kingston: National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Jamaica, 18 p. n.d. [before 1974].
7.2728.

847. [Holley, Horace] and Ruhi] [Afnan. The Baha'i Religion: Papers Read at
the Conference on Some Living Religions Within the British Empire, 1924.
Also published 1925, London, Baha'i National Spiritual Assembly for England, 23
pp. These paper are also published in: ed., 23 pp. New York: Baha'i Publishing
Committee, 1925. Collins 7. 386-7 Some notes on conference.